THE X FILL

In this lesson we will look at the X Fill. This
is a good exercise for beginners as it teaches you some basic
co-ordination around the kit. You will notice when you speed the
pattern up that your hands are moving in an X - a crossing like
fashion.

The X Fill written out looks like this..

But it's probably easier to learn without
reading it. To start with, play your RH between the snare and 2nd
tom. Then put your LH in between each of those notes, playing
between the 1st and floor tom. The entire sequence should be: